Greg SmithFeb 28, 20196 minThe Racek Decision The Racek Decision (Daniel Racek v DP World Sydney - [2019] FWC 772), published on 8 February 2019, is a very important decision which...
Greg SmithFeb 11, 20193 minIs there a duty to warn workers about obvious hazards? In my latest book, Paper Safe: The triumph of bureaucracy in safety management, I looked at the obligations of an employer to warn...
Greg SmithDec 12, 20183 minSafety Case(s): Opcon Plumbing Pty LtdSafeWork NSW v Opcon Plumbing Pty Ltd; SafeWork NSW v Annous Keywords: Due Diligence; Company Officers I have written before about the...
Greg SmithOct 30, 20183 minSafety Case(s): KiteR v Kite [1996] 2 Cr. App. R.(S.) 295 The Kite case is slightly different from some of the decisions we have looked at in the Safety...
Greg SmithOct 30, 20183 minSafety Case(s): Action ConcretingSafe Work (NSW) v Action Concreting and Constructions Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 191 The Action Concreting case is not one I used in my recent...
Greg SmithOct 30, 20184 minSafety Case(s): Harbour City Ferries Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd v Mr Christopher Toms [2014] FWCFB 6249 While the Harbour City Ferries case is not a prosecution under...
Greg SmithOct 22, 20185 minSafety Case(s): Boland v BHP Billiton Boland v BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd [2018] SAET 167 This BHP case is a sentencing decision, but it raises some...
Greg SmithOct 21, 20186 minSafety Case(s): Wollongong Glass Safe Work NSW v Wollongong Glass P/L [2016] NSWDC 58 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Safe Work Method Statement; Drugs and alcohol in...
Greg SmithOct 18, 20185 minSafety Case(s): Hungry JacksDPP v Hungry Jacks, Visy & Veolia [2018] VCC 1454 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety Management The Hungry...
Greg SmithOct 15, 20185 minSafety Case(s): SD TillettMoore v SD Tillett Memorials Pty Ltd [2002] SAIRC 47 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; documented procedures; one-off departure by an...
Greg SmithOct 13, 20187 minSafety Case(s): Ferro ConHillman v Ferro Con (SA) Pty Ltd (in liquidation) and Anor [2013] SAIRC 22 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety...
Greg SmithOct 12, 20186 minSafety Case(s): Silent VectorSilent Vector Pty Ltd v Shepherd & Anor [2003] WASCA 315 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety Management It is...
Greg SmithOct 11, 20186 minSafety Case(s): ACR RoofingThe Queen v A.C.R Roofing Pt Ltd [2004] VSCA 215 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Expertise; Contractor Safety Management;...
Greg SmithOct 10, 20181 minNew series: Safety Case(s) As part of my ongoing research and writing, I have started a new series on my blog, Safety Case(s). Each day I will be posting a summary...
Greg SmithOct 10, 20185 minSafety Case(s): Stratton v Van DrielKenneth Peter Stratton v Van Driel [1998] VSC 75 Keywords: Reasonably Practicable; Control; Contractor Safety Management The Case On 15...
